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Reds released INF Chris Burke.

Burke, 30, is reportedly considering retirement. He was batting .238/.319/.355 with five homers and 26 RBI over 248 at-bats with Triple-A Louisville before being cut loose over the weekend. He has a .239/.315/.359 batting line over six big league seasons. Mon, Jun 28, 2010 08:06:00 PM

Chris Burke (finger) played soft-toss without discomfort on Thursday.

It went so well, in fact, that Burke pledged to begin taking regular batting practice starting Friday afternoon. He's made great progress in his recovery from a fractured finger and is nearly ready for live action. "I don’t know what the plan is beyond [BP]," he said. "I’m happy with the way I’m progressing. My hope is to play in games by early next week." Fri, Mar 12, 2010 11:36:00 AM

Chris Burke will wear a splint on his fractured finger for the next two weeks and will not resume baseball activities for three weeks.

That's a little worse than the original recovery time given earlier Friday afternoon. Burke injured the finger while fielding fly balls on Thursday and is in danger of missing the start of the regular season. Fri, Feb 26, 2010 04:18:00 PM

Burke was diagnosed with a fractured right finger Thursday after a mishap while fielding fly balls. "I’m going to have to stay off it for at least a week or so," said the 30-year-old infielder. "Then I’ll start feeling my way. It’s a matter of the stability of the joint." Burke hit a lousy .207/.270/.305 in 82 at-bats with the Padres last season. He's never been a fantasy option. Fri, Feb 26, 2010 11:06:00 AM

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It went so well, in fact, that Burke pledged to begin taking regular batting practice starting Friday afternoon. He's made great progress in his recovery from a fractured finger and is nearly ready for live action. "I don’t know what the plan is beyond [BP]," he said. "I’m happy with the way I’m progressing. My hope is to play in games by early next week."

Chris Burke will wear a splint on his fractured finger for the next two weeks and will not resume baseball activities for three weeks.

That's a little worse than the original recovery time given earlier Friday afternoon. Burke injured the finger while fielding fly balls on Thursday and is in danger of missing the start of the regular season.

Burke was diagnosed with a fractured right finger Thursday after a mishap while fielding fly balls. "I’m going to have to stay off it for at least a week or so," said the 30-year-old infielder. "Then I’ll start feeling my way. It’s a matter of the stability of the joint." Burke hit a lousy .207/.270/.305 in 82 at-bats with the Padres last season. He's never been a fantasy option.

He injured the finger during flyball drills on Thursday. We won't know much more about his status until the swelling goes down. Burke, 30, was signed to a minor league contract by the Reds in December.

Burke, 30, hit a lousy .207/.270/.305 in 82 at-bats with the Padres this past season and posted a batting line of .279/.351/.397 between two different Triple-A affiliates. He's not likely to have an impact for Cincinnati during the 2010 season, or at least he shouldn't.

Padres reacquired Chris Burke from the Mariners for cash considerations.

This move comes just over three weeks after the Padres dealt Burke to the Mariners for cash considerations. The 29-year-old, who was hitting .237 at Triple-A Tacoma, fills the roster spot created when Everth Cabrera went on the DL with a broken hand.

According to the North County Times, the Padres have reacquired infielder-outfielder Chris Burke from the Mariners.

Burke is expected to be in a San Diego uniform on Tuesday when the club begins a series with the Giants. Burke was hitting .237 in 38 at-bats with the Mariners' Triple-A affiliate. The Padres decided to make the move after losing Everth Cabrera to a broken hand. It's not yet clear who, or what, they gave up.

With Burke gone, it looks like Rule 5 pick Everth Cabrera will make the Padres, barring a late acquisition. Burke, who hit .281/.439/.313 this spring, is probably just more depth for Seattle. With Endy Chavez tentatively in the starting lineup, the Mariners are looking at a bench of Ronny Cedeno, Wladimir Balentien, the backup catcher and either Chris Shelton or Mike Sweeney.

The Diamondbacks were hoping Burke would emerge as a candidate to replace Orlando Hudson at second base in 2009, but he hit .194/.310/.273 in 165 at-bats after coming over in the Jose Valverde deal. He's probably going to have to go to Triple-A and try to hit his way back to the majors.

Chris Burke went 1-for-4 with a solo home run as the Diamondbacks topped the Rockies on Thursday.

Burke's first homer of the season followed a two-run shot by Chris Snyder. He should start at second against left-handed pitchers with Orlando Hudson out for the rest of the season, but he's not really an option in fantasy leagues. Adam Dunn hit a two-run single for the Diamondbacks, his first ribbies since joining the team.

Chris Burke went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's loss, dropping his average to .171.

Burke is 12-for-70 with just three extra-base hits. The Diamondbacks don't have nearly as much invested in him as the Astros did, so if he doesn't improve, they could eventually waive him and try Jamie D'Antona off the bench.

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Scooter Gennett missed Friday's spring game against the Brewers with a sore right shoulder but expects to be back soon.

Mark Sheldon of MLB.com reports Gennett's injury is not serious despite missing the last two games. Gennett himself said "It's not worth an MRI, I will be back in there, pain free" in a couple of days. The former Brewer will serve as the starting second baseman for the Reds this season after hitting .295 with 27 home runs and 97 RBI in just 461 at-bats last year.

An MRI has revealed that Anthony DeSclafani is dealing with a strained oblique.

DeSclafani felt the discomfort during his start Friday, which helps explain why his velocity was down. The Reds aren't offering a timetable for a return, but this is something that figures to send him to the disabled list in all likelihood. It's a bummer for the Reds and for DeSclafani, who was limited to just three rehab starts last season due to a sprained ulnar collateral ligament. He also began the 2016 season on the DL with an oblique strain.

The Friday session was roughly 15 pitches, Price said. "If all goes well, we can anticipate sliding him into a game," Price said Saturday. Opening Day is less than two weeks away, making it hard to envision Finnegan being ready for a starting role as he recovers from the biceps strain sustained earlier in camp, but he could be close behind. The Reds have a number of pitchers vying for starting spots, including Cody Reed, Tyler Mahle, Sal Romano and Amir Garrett, in Finnegan's anticipated absence.